Senior Associate, Executive Search — Financial Services

FIFTEEN WEST; Slough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

FIFTEEN WEST is seeking a Senior Associate to join its Financial Services practice in London. You will work closely with Partners to execute retained executive search assignments, managing delivery from briefing to candidate placement and building strong relationships with clients and candidates.

The role involves translating client briefs into search strategies, conducting market mapping, interviewing senior candidates, and presenting insights to clients.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience within executive search.
• Experience delivering executive search assignments from briefing through to completion.
• Background recruiting senior professionals within Financial Services, ideally across Commercial or Retail Banking, with exposure to C-suite or executive-level mandates.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage senior executives.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to think strategically.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach with excellent organisational skills.
• High attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Resilience and the ability to perform in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Translate client briefs into effective research and search strategies.
• Conduct market mapping, research and candidate identification for retained search assignments.
• Independently assess and interview senior candidates.
• Support and, where appropriate, lead client update calls and candidate presentations.
• Produce high-quality pitch documents, search reports and client updates.
• Present market insights and candidate shortlists to clients.
• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders throughout the search process.
• Manage candidate engagement through to offer acceptance, overcoming challenges where required.

Skills

Executive search

Client relationship

Research delivery

Senior candidate engagement

Business development

Strategic thinking

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Job description

FIFTEEN WEST is seeking a Senior Associate to join its Financial Services practice in London. You will work closely with Partners to execute retained executive search assignments, managing delivery from briefing to candidate placement and building strong relationships with clients and candidates.

The role involves translating client briefs into search strategies, conducting market mapping, interviewing senior candidates, and presenting insights to clients.